The Ledge boards are now running on the new server and should be quite a lot faster. The ad banner still loads off of the old server (slowing it down) but that should change soon. Please report any problems you might encounter.

December 20, 2000

The transfer to the new server is going reasonably well. A lot of the scripts (including the Ledge boards) have already been set up and the transfer could happen at any time now. I'm hung up on a few scripts (notably the album reviews...) but working as best I can to correct them. The new server seems to be A LOT faster.

I've been given the keys (figuratively) to TEC's new server and am working on transferring files and setting up scripts. The domain name move is set for late next week but I'll be trying to get everything set up properly now. The new server is expected to be much more robust and should bring with it a significant speed increase.

The Penguin 2001 Calendars - Added more comments; it has been confirmed that I will have more calendars this weekend and will be contacting more people who submitted reservations.

The Penguin 2001 Calendars - Updated this page with the current status of reservations, a representative example of what one of the months looks like, and comments from those that bought them. It's not too late to submit a reservation; we are going to try to get to everyone. If you already submitted a reservation and haven't heard from us yet, it will likely be within the next few weeks. We are moving down the list as quickly as we can. To speed the process along, if you submitted a reservation and do get the ordering information from us, please do submit your actual order promptly as we are trying to wrap this up by the end of the year. Thanks !

December 2, 2000

Q&A Sessions: Added nine more questions/answers + a new section to the John Stewart Q&A.

December 1, 2000

Moved the December important dates up to the main page onto the scrollbar. Removed the rotating New icons added during October. Moved back the September 2000 What's New logs to the 2000 section.

November 30, 2000

Second Hand News: Added a summary for the Mick Fleetwood BBC radio appearance; thanks to Jonathan Sayers.

Added more details + the review script for the new Fleetwood Mac book, Rumours Exposed. It is shipping now !

November 22, 2000

Q&A Sessions: The John Stewart Q&A has now ended. In addition to what has been posted, there are a large number of other questions which were forwarded to him. We will post them along with his answers as soon as he sends them back.

The Penguin is moving to another server within TEC's network. I've been told this move will happen today or tomorrow but because of the DNS issues, I have not been able to set things up in advance. I'll do my best to fix any problems as they arise but some things (such as The Ledge boards) might be down for a little while until I can correct all of the paths in the scripts. Sorry for the inconvenience; the end result is expected to be a large increase in speed.

The Penguin 2001 Calendars - As an update, we will have our first set of calendars in on Tuesday. We will be starting at the beginning of our reservation list and moving down through it. If you had wanted to purchase a calendar, please submit a reservation. Thank you.

November 17, 2000

Q&A Sessions: Added five more questions/answers to the John Stewart Q&A.

Q&A Sessions: Added the album review scripts to all of Peter Green and Christine McVie's official solo albums. Submissions are highly encouraged !

November 10, 2000

Q&A Sessions: Added three more questions/answers to the John Stewart Q&A.

November 9, 2000

Q&A Sessions: Added the first four questions and answers to the John Stewart Q&A.

As was mentioned in our last newsletter (sign up here if you aren't getting it each week), we purchased a script that will bring a whole new level of interactivity to the discographies (and other parts of The Penguin in the future) in that you will be able to submit your own ratings and reviews for each of the 650+ albums in the discography. The coding has been installed on all solo albums from Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, John McVie, John Stewart (those featured on The Penguin), and all of the Official Group albums from Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac through The Dance. If you would like to participate and submit your own, that would be fantastic. The coding will be added to MANY more albums in the coming weeks. Just go to the discographies to quickly navigate to them.

Added Walter Egan's The Lost Album and Billy Burnette's Brother To Brother into the discographies. The Penguin now indexes more than 650 albums ! Thanks to Gary Horrocks, Kim Abrahamsson, and Michele Mategrano for the information.

October 26, 2000

Q&A Sessions: Ended the Dave Walker Q&A. Thanks for Dave Walker and all who participated; more will likely be posted this weekend.

The Penguin Album Corner: Added a page for John Stewart's Wires From The Bunker; we are taking orders now and will have them in a few days to ship. Again, we are offering the best online price !

Q&A Sessions: Added five more sets of questions/answers to the Dave Walker Q&A.

October 22, 2000

Q&A Sessions: Added ten more sets of questions/answers along with a new section to the David Walker Q&A.

The Penguin 2001 Calendars - Due to time constraints and a much lower interest level, we are only going to be offering the Rumours lineup and Lindsey/Stevie calendars for 2001. The reservation form has been updated accordingly.

October 21, 2000

The Penguin 2001 Calendars - Added information about a 2001 calendar that Dana Nalbandian has available right now with a variety of Rock and Roll stars.

The Penguin Album Corner: Added the notice that we will soon have John Stewart's Wires From The Bunker and John Stewart & Darwin's Army available.

Q&A Sessions: The dates for Dave Walker's Q&A have been added; it will be starting this Thursday and running for two weeks. ;-)

October 9, 2000

The Penguin 2001 Calendars - Added the selection of photos to be included in each one should this project happen. If you would like to buy one, you have to send in a reservation ! We will not be ordering more calendars than we have reservations for and the option to purchase them is going to be extended to whomever submits reservations. Be sure to put your name and email address on the form too or we have no way of contacting you.

October 6, 2000

Corrected the problem with the Penguin Album Corner and Penguin Photo Gallery order forms and they are all working normally again. If you did submit one within the past week though and did not receive a confirmation, please submit one again. Sorry to the inconvenience. Thank you.

October 5, 2000

Concert Reviews: Added a very colorful photo to blackcat's review of the AHI show.

We are considering preparing a Penguin/Fleetwood Mac calendar if there is enough interest. If you might like to buy one of these, please fill out our questionnaire.

Put banners on rotation on the entrance page for Dana Nalbandian's new gallery and the calendar concept.

October 1, 2000

Penguin Photo Gallery: We are very pleased to introduce a new professional gallery-- Dana Nalbandian. Check it out ! The special this month is 20% off of the two available 8x10 Fritz pictures-- $8 each instead of $10 !

Removed the CDNow sale notices in the discographies.

Moved the October important dates up to the main page onto the scrollbar. Removed the rotating New icons added during August. Moved back the July 2000 What's New logs to the 2000 section.

September 30, 2000

The Ledge Boards: At least for now, you can read the messages on The Ledge boards without registering. If you would like to post messages though, registration is still required.

The Penguin Album Corner: We are very pleased to offer our twelfth album-- Todd Norcross' Strings Of Steel-- autographed copies of this DOUBLE album are available right now exclusively from The Penguin.

Q&A Sessions: Added 3 more questions/answers and a new section to Brett Tuggle's Q&A.

Began the redesign of the lyric interpretation section. The format was prepared and those songs starting with the letters 'A' and 'W' have been redone. Many more will be done shortly.

To complete our Billy Burnette solo album lyrics kindly sent in Michele Mategrano, the lyrics to Are You With Me Baby were added.

September 8, 2000

Improved the integration of the new email login box with the Ledge boards.

September 7, 2000

The Penguin has signed up with Everyone.net and now offers free web-based email so you can have your own email account-- you@fleetwoodmac.net if you want. You can sign up and access your account on the main page of the site.

The privacy policy has been updated to reflect the addition of the email service.

And continuing right along in our Billy Burnette lyric marathon, added the lyrics Gimme You. Thanks again to Michele Mategrano.

Added some information whereby you can preorder the US version of Wires For The Bunker right now; the US and UK versions have been remastered differently.

Penguin Photo Gallery: Added a preview for a new professional photo gallery that will debut in October-- Dana Nalbandian. One photo of Lindsey Buckingham (1993) and Stevie Nicks (1997) have been posted.

Penguin Q&A Sessions: Added the final five questions/answers to Neale Heywood's Q&A; his closing comments will be posted soon.

September 1, 2000

Penguin Photo Gallery: The Ninth Set of Ralph Hulett Photos has now been added. The September Joe Sia gallery is also featured again and the $25 special for 5" x 7" prints is still going on. Purchase $20 or more worth of pictures during September and get a free print of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks (TL-24) for free!

Moved the September important dates up to the main page onto the scrollbar. Removed the rotating New icons added during July. Moved back the June 2000 What's New logs to the 2000 section.

Second Hand News: Updated the Peter Green Fall USA Touring Schedule again this maybe a semi-final listing. Thanks to Pete Grant-- and please note-- the www.petergreen.net site has been having some technical difficulties which are expected to be resolved VERY soon. Updates will then continue normally there.

Second Hand News: Updated the Peter Green Fall USA Touring Schedule again with more confirmed dates + street addresses. Thanks to Pete Grant (www.petergreen.net) for this information; another update is expected towards the end of the week.

Penguin Q&A Sessions: Added another four questions/answers to the Neale Heywood Q&A. Tomorrow is the last day to submit yours!

August 29, 2000

Penguin Q&A Sessions: Added another six questions/answers to the Neale Heywood Q&A. It ends in just a few days so get your questions in!

Penguin Photo Gallery - Replaced a picture of Stevie Nicks from the backstage Walter Egan party and one of Lindsey with better scans from actual prints. The difference is night and day actually. There are only a couple of days left to order from this gallery (and the Ralph Hulett and Michael Mastro galleries for August too).

Second Hand News: Updated the Peter Green Fall USA Touring Schedule again with more confirmed dates + street addresses. Thanks to Pete Grant (www.petergreen.net) for this information; more will be posted shortly.

Moved the August important dates up to the main page onto the scrollbar. Removed the rotating New icons added during June. Moved back the May 2000 What's New logs to the 2000 section.

Penguin Photo Gallery: The galleries will be updated for August towards the end of this week but there will not be any new photos added; there just hasn't been enough time with the current move to set up a new set.

Penguin Q&A Sessions: The Jet Martin Celmins Q&A has ended. There are still a large number of questions that were submitted to Jet Martin which are not shown; as soon as he sends them back to us with his answers, we will post them on The Penguin.

New Lyrics Section: Added the 22 songs which make up the 'M' section. Once the alphabetical listing is completed, a presentation of lyrics via artists will also be prepared.

July 28, 2000

New Lyrics Section: Added the 42 songs which make up the 'L' section and the 4 songs for the 'K' section. Added a form to the main lyric page to access the old archives for those letters not redesigned yet.

July 27, 2000

New Lyrics Section: Added the 26 songs which make up the 'C' section. It is now almost 20% complete. (This may take a while...)

Second Hand News: Added a Lindsey Buckingham blurb. Thanks to Kiki and Luke Arnott for the information.

Second Hand News: Added information to the Lindsey Buckingham section about the upcoming re-release of Brian Wilson's self-titled album in September. Thanks to Lesley Thode for posting this to The Ledge.

The Penguin Album Corner: Updated the number of copies of George Hawkins signed album we have left (JUST ONE!) and updated the anticipated availability status of Todd Norcross' album.